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Fuel duty may be frozen but the fight goes on
The chancellor George Osborne scrapped the 3 pence per litre rise in fuel duty scheduled for this January. The decision not to increase the tax was confirmed by Osborne in...
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Red diesel rebate change – the unwelcome impacts and contradictions
...Further squeeze on supplies Another unforeseen impact of the rebate change was highlighted by a fuel distributor who was commenting on the recently announced cut in fuel duty: “A duty...
Analysis
Decarbonising transport: are additives the answer?
...“To what problem are fuel additives in the transport sector a short-term solution? Aviation fuel contains specific and regulated fuel additives. Tetraethyl lead is/was a fuel additive used extensively to...
News
IPRA welcomes excise freeze
David Blevings (far left) at the recent IPRA retail fuel show held in Dublin The Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) has welcomed the finance minister’s decision to hold fuel excise...
Opinion
Time to ‘axe the tax’ on renewable liquid heating fuels
...disparity on duty between renewable liquid fuels and fossil fuels when used for home heating. Currently, no duty is applied to kerosene for heating use but renewable liquid fuels for...
Opinion
Logistics UK urges government to maintain fuel duty cut to protect economy
Ahead of the 2023 Spring Budget, Logistics UK has highlighted the dangers of a disproportionate rise in fuel duty submitting its recommendations to government. To protect the UK economy, the...
Interview
Preparing for the red diesel rebate changes
...longer able to use rebated fuels will be required to use diesel or biofuel on which the full duty has been paid.” As yet, there is no finalised legislation document...
News
FPS and The Road to Zero
...our roads is the amount of fuel duty currently paid and what the deficit in duty will mean for the economy. It is estimated that the duty paid on fuels,...
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Industry collaboration secures funding for 150 hydrogen trucks and 8 refuelling stations
...supported by energy infrastructure providers, including Shell, TotalEnergies, and Everfuel. Funding the deployment of 150 fuel cell trucks across Europe by the mid-to-late 2020s, this project will allow development of the technology...
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Budget priority – reduce fuel duty
...demand by reducing road fuel duty by 3ppl with commensurate reductions in the duty rate for gas oil. • Stimulate investment in low-carbon fuelled vehicles by fixing fuel duty rates...
Opinion
Government must deliver a low carbon fuels strategy to meet transport decarbonisation targets
...calling for the current fuel duty rate to be maintained. The business group has warned government how a disproportionate rise in fuel duty could impact inflation and the UK economy,...
Opinion
Collaboration calls for binding hydrogen supply targets to facilitate hydrogen trucking
...14th, the Commission published a proposed update to the Heavy-Duty Vehicle CO2 standards, which would set a target of 45% emissions reductions from heavy duty fleets by 2030, and a 90%...
Interview
Green Fuels: fighting climate change with sewage sludge
Green Fuels was founded in 2003 with a desire to support the transition of fossil fuels into net zero carbon fuels. It is now an award-winning manufacturer of biofuel equipment,...
News
UK road fuels – competition is ‘working well’
...AT THE REPORT’S FINDINGS – SEE THE INSIDE OUT PAGE IN THE MARCH ISSUE OF FUEL OIL NEWS _______________________________________________________ The FTA however believes that fuel duty still remains at the...
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Views on the government’s plans to abolish the red diesel subsidy
In next week’s budget, new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is looking to abolish the 80% red diesel subsidy which presently carries 11.1p duty, compared to 57.7p for standard fuel. ‘At the...
Analysis
Greening the sector: Dover Fueling Solutions considers the future for fuels
...energy and global platforms, shares her thoughts on the future for fuel with Claudia Weeks, content editor for Fuel Oil News. Can you tell us more about Dover Fueling Solutions?...
Interview
Celebrating 50 golden years of Peak Oil
...employed my own children, these were very special times.” The best industry advice After 50 years’ experience in the fuel distribution business, Fuel Oil News asked Tom what the best...
Interview
FuelBox: the success story of New Era Fuel’s sustainable dispensing solution
...Office team in Harlow. Revolutionary Since 2015, New Era Fuels has pioneered FuelBox, a ‘bag-in-box fuelling system’ that is completely recyclable and nothing short of revolutionary. The result of a...